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- You may be able to obtain a federal trademark registration for the non-functional elements of the website’s look and feel and bring suit against infringers based on that registration. -- 注意拿网站设计去注册Federal Trademark这可能会是一个非常漫长的过程 5 @' u9 G3 j1 ]& i( Q" `+ h4 E- v* I
- Look and feel is not eligible for copyright protection because look and feel is not a work of authorship -- 但是根据2016年最高法院对“苹果告三星”一案的判例来理解,高院似乎有意强调“Look n Feel” 需要被认真对待。3 b# G, \7 m) f4 Z9 ], q
. `, x! s. t& C- V6 G$ M) ^# o) A对你们来说,最简单的就是让律师起草几行All Inclusive的Terms and Condition,强调一下Content和Look n Feel都是copyrighted,写在网站的某个小字Footer里,以备不时之需。至于说这样做是否是十拿九稳,这是需要专业的律师解读和大量的$$$才能回答的问题。 / A2 h$ W r) `8 a ?6 J% _/ X# Q* p* {# f7 y7 ?( [
7 {% N \( h$ ]/ `' c : }& o# d) o Q2 x/ t这里有另一篇相关报道,也强调了“registering your material and using the copyright notice are your best defenses” - N: @/ I6 P- }, q3 P